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Helmet saved my life - the next step forward?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-63608090
Police motorcyclist saved by inflatable clothing. How long before not wearing something similar, possibly in hi-viz and bearing a unique identity plate, is seen as a self inflicted failure of cyclists to protect themselves?
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- Coolkitty 11 min 52 sec ago
I agree, however, it works both ways and cyclists should learn the highway code - especially in todays traffic
- David9694 58 min 7 sec ago
Clevedon: Controversial end of free parking 'will be monitored' after outcry...
- cardch 1 hour 7 min ago
That is a great idea. And surely someone will call them Arsegos.
- chrisonabike 1 hour 31 min ago
Agreed - but with a bit more set-back from roundabout. Also how well respected is this in practice?...
- ErnieC 2 hours 6 min ago
I'm a bit screwed then, one bike has straight carbon forks and the other straight steel forks ...
- muhasib 11 hours 43 min ago
"the cost to rebuild the M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange is £317 million. The project is expected to be completed in 2025. "
- mark1a 12 hours 7 min ago
I think they did, from memory back in the 70s/80s... haven't seen one for years though, our current milkman uses a standard van, albeit hybrid.
- S.E. 13 hours 53 min ago
Yes, sleep apnea produces more CO... I'm not aware of any doping effect but what do I know....
- Gd29 16 hours 1 min ago
That's true enough. But doesn't address my point that the chainset you get as a replacement will not physically fit chainrings from the chain set...
- brooksby 16 hours 32 min ago
In all fairness, it almost certainly NEVER happened…
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This news outlet Faceooked this story locally, which give me the none too joyous task of pushing back on the they should have helmet and hi viz comments from my fellow villagers oh, and use the cycle path (all 18" of it - easily rubbished with a photo).
I don't know if this poor man had a helmet or not, but it does now appears no car involved - potentially the 1 in 100 situations where it might have made a difference.
https://www.newvalleynews.co.uk/news/elderly-cyclist-dies-of-head-injury...
If I have to wear an inflatable, can I have a dinosaur one please!
The Hovding cycling airbags sort of look like you're being attacked by a critter from a sci-fi movie, if that helps?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q47nzyBrENM
Although I'd be constantly twichy that it would go off at some unhelpful time like when dismounting, or in the middle of a date *...
(* Making this bit up)
Or even worse, when dismounting in the middle of a date.*
* Sadly I'm also making this bit up
We're gonna need them in a variety of designs
Argh! You know where you can put your squirrels!?
When storing squirrels, I find it best to keep them segregated as the greys tend to bully the reds
In my experiece Squirrel Nutkin wants to store all the Nutkins in my loft.
What I was thinking in general but startling in the particular.
I'm unable to stop thinking of obvious puns so I'll just ... not. It's clearly not what they would have wanted.